malignen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- maligne, malingne, malygne, malyngne
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French malignier, from Late Latin malignāre; equivalent to maligne + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈliːnən/, /maˈli(n)ɡnən/
Verb
malignen
- To wrong; to abuse.
- To malign; to slander.
- (rare) To have distaste.
Conjugation
Conjugation of malignen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) malignen, maligne | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | maligne | maligned | |
| 2nd-person singular | malignest | malignedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | maligneth | maligned | |
| subjunctive singular | maligne | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | malignen, maligne | maligneden, malignede | |
| imperative plural | maligneth, maligne | — | |
| participles | malignynge, malignende | maligned, ymaligned | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: malign
- Scots: maling (obsolete)
References
- “malīgnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.